Three-way tie still possible in SWAC east

11:38 PM,
Nov. 4, 2013

Written by

Ros Dumlao
rdumlao@jackson.gannett.com

A three-way tie is still possible in the Southwestern Athletic Conference Eastern Division.

Despite Alcorn State's loss to Alabama A&M on Saturday, Jackson State, Alabama State and Alcorn can all finish 7-2 in the SWAC. JSU (6-2, 7-0 SWAC) would have to lose to Alabama A&M and Alcorn State; Alabama State (6-3, 6-1) would have to lose to Southern or Mississippi Valley State; Alcorn (7-3, 5-2) would need to beat Prairie View A&M and JSU.

If all that happened, a head-to-head tiebreaker wouldn't apply because each team would've lost to the other. Most likely, the East representative would be ...